The Forest Of Love Taeko
Directed by sion sono.
The forest of love taeko. The forest of love is like a compilation of sono s other acclaimed films like love exposure cold fish suicide circle and why don t you play in hell. Sion sono s forest of love deals with themes that anyone who follows his oeuvre is familiar with. When it s discovered that shin is still a virgin they take him to meet taeko kyoko hinami who is known for sleeping around in the aftermath of her failed suicide attempt. The forest of love is a japanese crime film by sion sono.
The first theme is the theme of trauma. All the characters are compelling and though the plot is not well written at least the characters are well layered. In the forest of love a group of aspiring filmmakers befriend shin shinnosuke mitsushima a young musician and overall weirdo who has just moved to japan. The forest of love.
Meanwhile mitsuko falls victim to his charm. Nothing s as it seems when a charismatic conman and an aspiring film crew delve into the lives of two emotionally scarred women. With kippei shîna shinnosuke mitsushima kyoko hinami eri kamataki. Along comes a girl named taeko she has a limp going and you just know that there is a story there we shall soon be finding out about.
Taeko then tells the wannabe directors of an innocent young woman that she knows who she wants the guys to get out of her shell or being a shut in or hikikomori as they are called in japan. It premiered on october 11 2019 on netflix. The film is based on the murders torture and extortion committed in kyushu japan from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s by convicted serial killer futoshi matsunaga. Both mitsuko and taeko are marked by a past trauma a trauma related to the death of the girl they were both attracted to.
Eiko natsuki kawamura the girl who was to play the role of romeo in the school s play. Taeko tells the guys about her wilder days and the dangers of murata inspiring a new film idea.